OBJECTIVES: The main aim of this study was to bridge the research gap in the countries of Central Europe using the family dyad approach to examine the associations of parents' overweight/obesity, physical activity (PA), and screen time (ST) with excessive body weight in their offspring. METHODS: The cross-sectional study included 1101 parent-child dyads (648/453 mother/father-child aged 4-16) selected by two-stage stratified random sampling with complete data on body weight categories, weekly PA (Yamax pedometer), ST (family logbook) collected over a regular school/working week during the spring and autumn seasons between 2013 and 2019. Binary logistic regression analyses were used to identify which of parents' lifestyle indicators were associated with the overweight/obesity of their offspring. RESULTS: The mother's overweight/obesity significantly increases her children's odds of overweight/obesity. Concerning fathers, active participation in organized leisure-time PA and reaching 10,000 steps per day significantly reduce the odds of overweight/obesity in their children and adolescent offspring. CONCLUSIONS: The cumulative effect of parental participation in organized leisure-time PA with their own family-related PA can be a natural means of preventing the development of overweight/obesity in their offspring.

• Klíčová slova
• Family, Nuclear family triads, Organized leisure-time physical activity, Overweight/obesity, Parent–child dyads, Step counts,
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• aktigrafie MeSH
• čas strávený před obrazovkou * MeSH
• cvičení psychologie   MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• hmotnostní přírůstek MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• nadváha epidemiologie   psychologie   MeSH
• obezita epidemiologie   psychologie   MeSH
• postoj ke zdraví MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• průřezové studie MeSH
• rodiče psychologie   MeSH
• tělesná hmotnost * MeSH
• vztahy mezi rodiči a dětmi MeSH
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• dítě MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
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• časopisecké články MeSH
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• Evropa epidemiologie   MeSH